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  1. saliotthomas

    Where are you? (in the book you are reading) - please read 1st post

    Sound like a good description of my home. Watching women gladiators fighting a particularly vicious breed of sharks while drinking vintage brandy. Scott Lynch-Gentleman bastard-The lies of locke Lamora
  2. saliotthomas

    Recently Finished

    Pierre Michon -The origine of the world:stars5: top ten of what i read this year,easy.
  3. saliotthomas

    I am Officially Changing my Name (maybe):

    Sorry Chukkle but Carl Rivers 007 sound like a country westerne version of James Bond to me. Rollin rollin rollin....yeah...
  4. saliotthomas

    I am Officially Changing my Name (maybe):

    I'm thinking of moving to Spain or Sotuh America and like Chukkles Riots i'm thinking of changing my name to something more local. Thomas -tomar- toma in spanish meaning take Saliot-salir-salio meaning get out So i guess i shall be called Take and go. or Take Away which is fine if i open a...
  5. saliotthomas

    Scott Lynch: The Lies Of Locke Lamora

    Reading Scott Lynch now and really enjoying it. This might be a good Chrismass present for my Bro.:)
  6. saliotthomas

    What did you read in November?

    Peter Cameron-Someday this pain will be useful to you 3/5 Paul Theroux-The Great railway Bazard 4/5 John Wyndham-The trouble with the Lichen 2/5 Donald Westlake-bank shot 4/5 Boris Vian -Un automne a Pekin...
  7. saliotthomas

    Recently Finished

    Kate Grenville-The lieutenant:stars3: Robert graves-Goodbye to all that:stars5:
  8. saliotthomas

    Booker books, bonkers?

    And so did i,with some reserves. I just look at the booker list, there is plenty there that are far from "artsy fartsy". Paddy Clarke ha ha ha by Roddy Doyle is nice like most of his stuff. The true history of Kelly gang by Peter Carey is good simple story. The Remain of the day by...
  9. saliotthomas

    I am Officially Changing my Name (maybe):

    Aquabl....sorry Chuck you are a genius. what about a French version Charles Rivière?
  10. saliotthomas

    POLL: Types of Readers

    You forgot a "style" of reader Aqua . I'm a compulsive buyer of books but i read very little.I'm into book but it's not reciprocal.
  11. saliotthomas

    Where are you? (in the book you are reading) - please read 1st post

    In Australia,with the first settlement learning the language of the Aborigene with a young girl. The lieutenant -Kate Grenville.
  12. saliotthomas

    100 Decade-Defining Books

    Peder you should write a diary and read it.:flowers: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky Austerlitz by WG Sebald Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran...
  13. saliotthomas

    Having trouble looking for a specific type of book

    Most of Highsmith would match what you are looking for. Stranger on a train,the blunderer. In a cold blood By Capote . Elmore Leonare -City primeval as good psycho charactere.(noir) On another scale Mishima-The sailor who fell out of grace with the see as a bunch of asocial kids...
  14. saliotthomas

    Recently Finished

    Flann O'Brien -The third policeman :stars4:
  15. saliotthomas

    Where are you? (in the book you are reading) - please read 1st post

    I wake up in the back of a plane,my front teeth have been knocked out,my nose is broken,i have a hole in my cheek and i'm covered in puke,blood and esle. I can't recall much. A million little pieces -James Frey
  16. saliotthomas

    Your favorite fantasy series

    Very good indeed. I prefere the segond trilogie when Fitz get's to be a bit meaner.The fool serie. She came back to the Liveship with a new trilogie. The rain wild. Though i still have to finish the shaman's . My favorite serie in fantasy is Glen Cook the black company. Absolutly great.
  17. saliotthomas

    Any other Christians here?

    I never said that sex and violence made untertaining books. They don't one their own.(thoug lenny might desagree:D) I notice that after saying it could not be "farthest" ! ouch ! from the truth, you sort of agree about sex, but not violence. Violence seem to be fine!!? I too am Christian,but...
  18. saliotthomas

    Where are you? (in the book you are reading) - please read 1st post

    :) I really hope you enjoy it as much as i did. In Ireland with to some weird policemen obsessed with bycicles, and reading a book by guy who believe that the night does not result from the absence of the sun but from some dark smoke... Flann O'Brien-The third policeman
  19. saliotthomas

    Are you happy with this forum?

    And while we are at technicality. why can't we edit post past 15 mn? Very frustrating.
  20. saliotthomas

    Recently Finished

    Elmore Leonard-City Primeval :stars3:
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